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MacArthur 'Genius' Angela Duckworth Responds To A New Critique Of Grit

May 25, 2016 • The author of a new meta-analysis says the importance of grit — a concept that has gained wide traction in education circles — has been exaggerated.

MacArthur 'Genius' Angela Duckworth Responds To A New Critique Of Grit

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School Money

Is the way we pay for our nation's schools failing to meet the needs of our most vulnerable students? School Money, a nationwide collaboration between NPR's Ed Team and 20 member station reporters explores this question.

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50 Great Teachers

What is great teaching? Can it be taught? How do good teachers become great ones? Join NPR Ed as we explore these questions, telling the stories of great teachers.

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Preschool

'Helping Children Succeed' Starts At Birth; A Case For The Power Of Nurture

by Anya Kamenetz

May 24, 2016 • Paul Tough's new book surveys the best new evidence on how to overcome the effects of poverty.

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Cue The Political Commentary: Grad Speeches In An Election Year

by Elissa Nadworny

May 21, 2016 • Grad speeches are underway. And since it's an election year, it's hard for speakers to resist stepping onto the soapbox.

Students holding out hands to receive payment for good test scores

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K-12

Paying Students May Raise Test Scores, But The Lesson Is Not Over

by Anya Kamenetz

May 19, 2016 • A research finding may have implications for attaching stakes to standardized tests. It also brings up questions about motivation — for tomorrow's test and for the rest of the students' education.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Education Secretary John B. King Jr. in the ring over Title I enforcement.

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The 'Intolerable' Fight Over School Money

by Cory Turner

May 18, 2016 • Congress and the Education Department are fighting over how to prove that federal dollars for at-risk students aren't being misused at the local level.

The 'Intolerable' Fight Over School Money

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Who Will Fix The Texas School Funding System?

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by Laura Isensee

May 17, 2016 • Texas Supreme Court justices ruled the school funding system constitutional, and they aren't requiring any legislative changes. But they also said the state's 5 million schoolchildren deserve better.

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Higher Ed

A First: Pell Grants For High School Students Who Take College Classes

by Anya Kamenetz

May 17, 2016 • The Obama administration announces an ambitious experiment to promote "dual enrollment" in high school and college.

Potential law school students may be intimidated by the dreaded LSAT exam.

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Higher Ed

Forget The LSAT. This Law School Will Accept Your GRE Scores

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by Carrie Jung

May 16, 2016 • The LSAT has forever been the choice exam for law school admissions. That's no longer the case at the University of Arizona, and maybe many more schools in the future.

Forget The LSAT. This Law School Will Accept Your GRE Scores

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K-12

Career And Technical Education: Boom Or Bust?

by Claudio Sanchez

May 14, 2016 • Vocational education in high schools fell out of favor decades ago. For career and technical education to succeed today, a key researcher says a lot has to change.

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights.

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K-12

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

by Anya Kamenetz , Gabrielle Emanuel

May 13, 2016 • Some states and districts are ahead of the recommendations announced today by the Obama Administration. Some are in conflict.

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

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Some stress can help increase motivation and focus. The trick is finding balance.

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K-12

So We Know Students Are Stressed Out ... Now Let's Talk About It

by Jacquie Lee

May 12, 2016 • Parents are starting to understand the level of stress their kids are under. So what can they do to help?

Court papers say FastTrain, which closed down in 2012, engaged in deceptive advertising and pressure tactics, such as hiring former strippers to recruit for the school.

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As Feds Crack Down On For-Profit College, A Founder Heads To Prison For Fraud

by Anya Kamenetz

May 12, 2016 • FastTrain, a for-profit school in Florida, collected some $35 million in student loans and federal financial aid and used deceptive advertising and pressure tactics to recruit students.

As Feds Crack Down On For-Profit College, A Founder Heads To Prison For Fraud

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K-12

Should An Anonymous Donor Be Able To Save A Public School?

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by Morgan Springer

May 11, 2016 • This northern Michigan district is so short on money it decided to close three schools. Now an anonymous donor wants to save one of them with a big private donation.

Should An Anonymous Donor Be Able To Save A Public School?

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MacArthur 'Genius' Angela Duckworth Responds To A New Critique Of Grit

School Money

50 Great Teachers

Preschool

'Helping Children Succeed' Starts At Birth; A Case For The Power Of Nurture

Cue The Political Commentary: Grad Speeches In An Election Year

K-12

Paying Students May Raise Test Scores, But The Lesson Is Not Over

The 'Intolerable' Fight Over School Money

Who Will Fix The Texas School Funding System?

Houston Public Media News 88.7

Higher Ed

A First: Pell Grants For High School Students Who Take College Classes

Higher Ed

Forget The LSAT. This Law School Will Accept Your GRE Scores

KJZZ

K-12

Career And Technical Education: Boom Or Bust?

K-12

How Schools Around The Country Are Treating Transgender Student Rights

K-12

So We Know Students Are Stressed Out ... Now Let's Talk About It

As Feds Crack Down On For-Profit College, A Founder Heads To Prison For Fraud

K-12

Should An Anonymous Donor Be Able To Save A Public School?

Interlochen Public Radio